Have you ever had a student ask you, “Why do I need to know this?” When it comes to learning a second (or third!) language, the answer is easy. When a student has access to more than one language, their ability to communicate with people across the globe expands.
Friday the 13th, March 2020. Fear of the unknown hung heavily in the air. News of a dangerous and deadly new virus circulated for weeks, seeming distant at first and then spreading closer to home with increasing velocity. At 2:33 p.m., eight minutes before dismissal for the weekend, our principal’s
One of the most common questions we hear from instructors who are first moving to an online teaching environment is, “How do I build community in an online class?” Read more…
Let’s get to know our outstanding students! This new feature, Leading with Languages in Wisconsin, was launched in our March issue of the eVoice. This is a quick and easy way to recognize a student who continually “exceeds expectations” in his or her language learning journey. The short time takes
It’s certainly been an interesting spring with emergency remote instruction, figuring out where the weaknesses in our system lie, and just how many people in our state don’t have access, despite the fact that we are in the year 2020. I thought it might be useful to share some ideas
We know these students! They are the ones who have discovered the joy of communicating with others in the language(s) they are learning. They may report that they had a meaningful conversation with a customer or co-worker at their part-time job, or that they communicated with someone from another country
As the new academic year gets underway many of us take a look at the past as we design what we will do in the future. How will we improve that lesson from last year? Did our students reach the expected outcomes? What can be done differently? How are national
When Karen Fowdy and I began to talk about other people who could support our programs, we realized immediately that our own students had to be a part of the list. They are the ones who are heading out into that global world we keep talking about; they are the
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